Rain-water cut-off



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W. A. BUCKTON.

RAIN WAT-ER OUT-OFF. No. 362,488. Patented May 10, 1887.

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UNITED STATES W. ABBAM BUOKTON, OF COVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

PATENT OFFICE.

RAIN-WATER CUT- -OFF.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 362,488, dated May 10,1887.

Application filed August 18, 1884. Renewed March 28, 1587. Serial No.232,822. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, W. ABRAM BUoKToN, of Covington, in the county ofKenton and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Rainater Out-Offs, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figure is aperspective view of my improved rain-water cut-off, and Fig. 2 anenlarged perspective view.

The present invention relates to an im- 'provement in rain-watercut-offs, in which I provideapairofsemi-cylindricalpieces,hinged attheir lower ends, and to which is secureda lever for operating the same,which is placed within an ordinary outer case, so as to be reversed toturn the water either into a cistern or into a waste-pipe, all of whichwill now be fully set forth in detail.

In the accompanying drawings, A is an outer shell or case, provided atits upper end with a circular-flange, B, for the purpose of connectingthe vertical conductor thereto, the lower part provided withbranchingtubes O and D, one of which is designed to lead into the wellor cistern and the otherinto the wastepipe. The transverse shaft Ethrough the shell protrudes outwardly at one endsomewhat, and then isturned up vertically, forming a lever, F, by means of which the saidshaft E may be reversed. Inwardly upon this transverse shaft E, I placetwo semi-cylindrical metallic pieces, G and H, soldered near their lowerends on either side of the transverse shaft E, with their convex sidestogether. These pieces G and H are somewhat tapering at their lowerends, as shown in the drawings, and are designed to be of such a lengththat the lower ends will be in close proximity to the juncture of thebranch conductors O and D.

The nppcr'ends of the metallic pieces G and H are curved slightly, so asto move freely inwardly from the periphery of the shell on the innerside of the shell A; and laterally from the opening of the flange B, Iprovide lugs I, so as to permit of the valves G and H moving in an areimmediately beneath the said opening of the flange B. By means of adevice arranged in this manner, when the lever F is turned at its upperend toward the left, the valve G turns the water into the conductor D;and conversely, when the said lever is turned toward the right, thewater is turned into the conductor 0.

I am aware that a single piece of flat metal has been used in thisconnection to form a two-way cock; but I am not aware that twosemi-cylindrical pieces have been secured together at their back to beoperated in connection with a circular pipe.

\Vhat I therefore claim isv A rainwater cut-ot'f consisting of the shellor case A, )rovided at its upper end with the circular flange B, andhaving at its lower side the tubes 0 and D, the internalsemi-cylindrical metal pieces, G and H, each somewhat curved at theupper end and somewhat tapering at the lower end and both soldered backto back on the transverse shaft E, the end of which extends through thewalls of the case, the several parts constructed and combined togethersubstantially in the manner shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand,this 15th day of August, 1884, in the presence of Witnesses.

\V. ABRAM BUGKTON.

Witnesses:

F. W. BROWNE, B. F. WINTER.

